James Grigor
James Grigor (1811?–1848), was a botanist.
Grigor was the author of the ‘Eastern Arboretum, or Register of Remarkable Trees, Seats, Gardens, &c., in the County of Norfolk,’ London 18[40-]41, with fifty etched plates, issued in fifteen numbers. In the preface (dated Norwich, 1 Sept. 1841) he states that he had devoted ‘twenty years to practical botanical pursuits,’ and his work was highly praised by J. C. Loudon.
He wrote a ‘Report on Trimingham and Runton Plantations in the county of Norfolk, belonging to Sir Edward North Buxton, Baronet,’ published in the ‘Transactions’ of the , x. (new ser.) 557-74, for which he earned a gold medal, and where he is described as ‘Nurseryman and Land Improver, Norwich.’ He died at Norwich, 22 April 1848, ‘about thirty-seven years old.’[1]
His Works[]
- The eastern arboretum
- "On Fences", in Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, Volume VI, Royal Agricultural Society of England (London).
References[]
- ^ Notes and queries, Oxford Journals, Vol. 7, p. 257, (London 1889).
. Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- English botanists
- English nature writers
- 1811 births
- 1848 deaths
- English male non-fiction writers
- 19th-century English male writers
- 19th-century British botanists
- 19th-century English non-fiction writers